Will Ryan Seacrest replace Matt Lauer on NBC's Today?

Media Mogul Courted for Morning Show

Could Ryan Seacrest replace The Today Show staple Matt Lauer? The American Idol frontman is in talks with NBC executives about possibly replacing Lauer as host of America's most-watched morning gabfest in 2012.

How would you like to spend your mornings with Ryan Seacrest?

The American Idol host already fronts one of the nation's most popular AM radio shows in the form of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, but could a turn on NBC's TheToday Show be next for the self-professed "Hardest-Working Man in Hollywood?"

Top NBC executives -- including NBC News president Steve Capus, Today executive producer Jim Bell and senior vice-president of marketing and communications Lauren Kapp -- flew to Los Angeles on Tuesday to speak with Seacrest about the possibility of succeeding current co-anchor Matt Lauer.

How he'd have the time is anyone's guess: Ry already has a hosting gig on E! and produces the network's hit docu-soap, Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

The small guy with the big microphone has reportedly wanted to launch his own music, pop culture and lifestyle-oriented network for several years. In September, Seacrest and entertainment giant AEG entered talks for the media mogul to take over struggling cable network VH1 Soul.